ASYLUM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ASYLUM?

Need another word that means the same as “asylum”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “asylum” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Asylum” are: refuge, sanctuary, institution, shelter, safety, safe keeping, protection, security, immunity, hospital, home

Asylum as a Noun

Definitions of "Asylum" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “asylum” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.
• A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person.
• A shelter from danger or hardship.
• Shelter or protection from danger.
• An institution for the care of people who are mentally ill.

Synonyms of "Asylum" as a noun (11 Words)

home	(in lacrosse) each of the three players stationed nearest their opponents’ goal. Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home.
hospital	A medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care. Christ's Hospital.
immunity	(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease. Products must have an adequate level of immunity to interference.
institution	A custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society. An academic institution.
protection	Protection money paid to criminals especially on a regular basis. A protection racket.
refuge	A traffic island. The family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world.
safe keeping	Strongbox where valuables can be safely kept.
safety	A condom. They should leave for their own safety.
sanctuary	A nature reserve. She thought of her room as a sanctuary.
security	A department responsible for the security of the institution s property and workers. A matter of national security.
shelter	A shielded or safe condition; protection. Did they give you any breakfast at the shelter.

Usage Examples of "Asylum" as a noun

• He'd been committed to an asylum.
• His asylum application was refused.
• She applied for asylum and was granted refugee status.
• We provide asylum for those too ill to care for themselves.

Associations of "Asylum" (30 Words)

banish	Ban from a place of residence, as for punishment. Banish gloom.
defrock	Deprive (someone) of professional status or membership of a prestigious group. He had left his diocese one step ahead of a move to defrock him.
deport	Behave in a certain manner. He was deported for violation of immigration laws.
deportation	The expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien. Asylum seekers facing deportation.
depose	Force to leave (an office. He had been deposed by a military coup.
deviant	A deviant person or thing. Deviant ideas.
dispossession	Freeing from evil spirits. Reparation for the victims of land dispossession.
emigration	Migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another. Mass emigration from Ireland to the United States.
escape	Escape potentially unpleasant consequences get away with a forbidden action. Two burglars have just escaped from prison.
escaped	Having escaped especially from confinement. Escaped convicts.
exile	The act of expelling a person from their native land. The return of political exiles.
exodus	The second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus. The annual exodus of sun seeking Canadians to Florida.
expatriate	Expelled from one’s native country. People that have illegally expatriated funds.
expel	Force to leave or move out. He was expelled from his native country.
extradition	The action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime. Emergency extraditions.
flee	Run away from (someone or something. He was forced to flee the country.
guard	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. There would be men guarding the horses.
harbor	Hold back a thought or feeling about. She is harboring a grudge against him.
haven	A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary. A haven for wildlife.
migrant	A person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions. Migrant birds.
oust	Remove from a position or office. The reformists were ousted from power.
port	A place seaport or airport where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country. The captain ported the ship at night.
recourse	A source of help in a difficult situation. All three countries had recourse to the IMF for standby loans.
refuge	A traffic island. The family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world.
refugee	A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. A refugee camp.
repatriate	A person who has been repatriated. The majority came to America as migrant workers who intended to repatriate to Hungary.
safety	A play in which the ball is downed by the offence in their own end zone, scoring two points to the defence. Insure the safety of the children.
sanctuary	A nature reserve. His sons took sanctuary in the church.
shelter	Provide shelter for. He hung back in the shelter of a rock.
transportation	The United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs created in 1966. The era of global mass transportation.